Phaneuf netted the winning goal at 3:06, but the Canadiens had locked up their place in the playoffs once the game was pushed to overtime. Phaneuf scored for the second straight game to give Toronto the win in a game it never led. He notched his first goal with the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

The Canadiens, who failed to hold three one-goal leads, will be the No. 7 or No. 8 seed in the East. That will be determined by Sunday's game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Rangers.

Christian Hanson scored his first two goals of the season for Toronto. His second was a short-handed tally in the third that got the Maple Leafs even at 3.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Logan Couture converted on his first career shootout attempt to lead San Jose to a victory over Phoenix that kept its hope alive for the top seed in the Western Conference.

After being unable to protect a 2-1 lead in the third period, the Sharks earned the crucial two points when Couture scored in the fifth round of the shootout in San Jose's final game of the regular season.

That gave the Sharks 113 points on the season, two more than Chicago for the most in the West. The Blackhawks have one game remaining and can clinch the top seed in the playoffs by winning at home Sunday against Detroit.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Travis Zajac matched his career-high with three assists, Patrik Elias scored twice, and New Jersey clinched a second straight Atlantic Division title with a victory over the New York Islanders.

Elias and Brian Rolston added second-period, power-play goals, and Ilya Kovalchuk and Elias tallied in the third for New Jersey, which clinched the Atlantic when Pittsburgh lost 1-0 at Atlanta on Saturday night.

Matt Moulson spoiled Martin Brodeur's bid for his 10th shutout of the season when he scored a power-play goal with 6:50 remaining.

The Thrashers also prevented Sidney Crosby from scoring his 50th goal of the season. The Penguins captain will have one more game - Sunday at the New York Islanders - to try to reach the milestone for the first time. Crosby, in his fifth NHL season, recorded three shots on goal.

Pittsburgh, the defending Stanley Cup champion, will finish second in the Atlantic behind the New Jersey Devils.

Atlanta, which has been eliminated from postseason contention, had lost five straight games. Little netted the only goal 9:26 of the second period.

The Sabres spoiled the celebration for Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, who recently played his 1,000th NHL game. Vanek stole the show in his first game after sitting out six due to a lower body injury.

Alfredsson, who played in game No. 1,002 on Saturday, became the 44th NHL player to appear in 1,000 games with one franchise.

Derek Roy also scored for the Sabres, and Ryan Miller made 28 saves for his 41st win. Buffalo will play at New Jersey on Sunday with a chance to claim the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Tom Gilbert had a short-handed goal and two assists for the Oilers, who have won three straight. Edmonton blew a three-goal lead in the third period, but Ryan Potulny and Shawn Horcoff scored in the shootout.

Michal Handzus scored the tying goal with 2:34 left in regulation and connected again in the shootout for the Kings.

Mike Comrie scored two early goals and the Oilers spoiled the Kings' home finale. With its second win in 23 road games, Edmonton snapped a 10-game winless streak on the road since Feb. 11, when the Oilers beat the Kings in another shootout.

Captain Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll also scored third-period goals for the Kings, who took a season-high 55 shots. Los Angeles is in a 3-3-3 skid.

But this was about Modano, who drew a standing ovation when a video of highlights from his days with the Minnesota North Stars was shown during a first-period break.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos became the third-youngest player to score 50 goals in a season and he scored the only goal in the shootout to lead Tampa Bay over Florida.

At 20 years, 2 months and 3 days, only Wayne Gretzky (19 years, 2 months) and Jimmy Carson had 50-goal seasons earlier than Stamkos - the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft. Stamkos scored in the first and second periods.

The Lightning held a 3-2 lead midway through the third period when Nathan Horton took advantage of an errant pass and slipped a backhand shot past Antero Nittymaki on the ensuing breakaway.